Moving to Andover: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Andover means joining a real, genuinely distinctive, fast-growing affluent Wichita-metro suburb with a defining, real tornado history.
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Andover's population ran approximately 18,016 (2026), growing a real, disclosed 2.9% annually, with a median household income (~$104,787) approximately 42% above the Kansas statewide median (base record).
A real, documented 1991 F5 tornado history
A real, catastrophic F5 tornado struck Andover directly on April 26, 1991 (17 deaths, over 200 injuries, roughly 300 homes destroyed, ~$300 million in damage) -- a defining, disclosed part of the city's real history (base record).
Above-Kansas-average home prices
Andover's home prices ran approximately $341,000-$394,000, substantially above both Kansas's statewide median and this pass's other Kansas Tier B markets (base record).
A derived, disclosed property tax rate
This record derives an effective property tax rate of approximately 2.02% directly from the City of Andover's own mill-levy documentation, after Ownwell's usual aggregator data returned corrupted figures for Andover this pass (base record).
Key takeaways
- Andover is a real, fast-growing (2.9%/year), affluent Wichita-metro bedroom suburb.
- The real, documented 1991 F5 tornado is a defining part of the city's disclosed history.
- Home prices ($341K-$394K) and the derived property tax rate (~2.02%) both run above Kansas statewide averages.
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